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    • bbigford
      bbigford last edited by bbigford

      For keeping every Hyper-V server in a single pane of glass, the built in Hyper-V Manager is great. But if you have a 2008 host and 2012 host where we haven't upgraded versions yet, you can't load a 2008 host on a 2012 box and manage it, and vise versa. I've checked around for some free options to fill the gap till the OS is upgraded but have come up empty handed. Is anyone using a free 3rd party for this? We have around a dozen hosts, up around 50 VMs.

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      • brianlittlejohn
        brianlittlejohn @bbigford last edited by

        @BBigford Only 3rd Party one i know is 5nine. Not sure about 2008 compatibility though

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        • bbigford
          bbigford @brianlittlejohn last edited by

          @brianlittlejohn I just tried it this morning. Free version allows only 1 host, and does not allow for RDP.

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          • scottalanmiller
            scottalanmiller last edited by

            The obvious question is... instead of applying a bandaid why not fix the actual issue? Is something holding you back from upgrading?

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            • bbigford
              bbigford @scottalanmiller last edited by

              @scottalanmiller Time. I know that is no excuse but the other admin and I honestly haven't had the time to set aside standing up a new box and migrating the VMs. I'm hoping I can get to it over spring break as the holiday break is completely backed up with other tasks. I don't typically agree with bandaids by any means, but this one has a pretty clear end in sight.

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              • scottalanmiller
                scottalanmiller last edited by

                Might be a more practical use of the time rather than trying to find a unified interface for the mismatched versions, though. Since the stop gap won't cut down on the migration time later.

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                • bbigford
                  bbigford @scottalanmiller last edited by

                  @scottalanmiller Of course I agree with that. I probably won't spend very much time at all researching free solutions; maybe on my own time. I figured I would just extend to the community in case there was a quick "we use this X product just for this reason until we upgrade" kinda scenario.

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                  • scottalanmiller
                    scottalanmiller last edited by

                    What you need is Xen Orchestra to make a HyperV compatibility layer!

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                    • bbigford
                      bbigford @scottalanmiller last edited by

                      @scottalanmiller That would be nice. I'll hold my breath.

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